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[applause] in 1988, mrs. romney was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. for those of you who know and romney best, the words that come to mind are kurds, inspiration and them as governor running often states, ann is a rock. the ms was so severe that, some days, she couldn't get out of bed. she was determined to conquer her illness. when mitt romney ran the olympics in 2002, she was given the honor of carrying the torch, but not alone in her five sons and her husband united behind and fanned the flames heitor. to overcome any obstacle and that is an inspiration to all of us. as the first lady of the united states, she will continue to raise awareness for ms and feel passionate of restoring a culture of hope for all those in need. she continues to inspire all of us. please welcome -- please help me in welcoming the next first lady of the united states, ann romney. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. do you know what i think? i think we can carry wisconsin. [cheers and applause] before i start, this is another sober moment in our history. 9/11 is a difficult
[applause] in 1988, mrs. romney was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. for those of you who know and romney best, the words that come to mind are kurds, inspiration and them as governor running often states, ann is a rock. the ms was so severe that, some days, she couldn't get out of bed. she was determined to conquer her illness. when mitt romney ran the olympics in 2002, she was given the honor of carrying the torch, but not alone in her five sons and her husband united behind and fanned the...
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mr. romney is winning with older voters. so if you are a political technician and trying to win the state of florida for your candidate, this polling pattern is not just an interesting fact about how this state is likely to vote. what you are looking at right there is actionable intelligence. what political messaging is going to be most effective for winning this state given these age-specific numbers. again, you do not have to guess. it's an empirical question with an empirical answer. it is in the numbers. look from that same fox news poll. regardless of how you might vote, which presidential candidate do you trust to do a better job on protecting medicare? look at the margin. president obama winning that question in florida by a 13-point margin. so the people who want barack obama to win florida are pressing that advantage right now and the people who want mitt romney to win florida are trying to eliminate the president's advantage on that right now and they are both doing it in an intensely targeted way with this crucial
mr. romney is winning with older voters. so if you are a political technician and trying to win the state of florida for your candidate, this polling pattern is not just an interesting fact about how this state is likely to vote. what you are looking at right there is actionable intelligence. what political messaging is going to be most effective for winning this state given these age-specific numbers. again, you do not have to guess. it's an empirical question with an empirical answer. it is...
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she says she disagrees with mr. romney. mark meadows, running for congress as a republican in north carolina, says that he is different from mitt romney. lamontagne, running in new hampshire, promising not to be a partisan -- is promising not to be a partisan governor in the style of mr. romney and his 47% speech. but here's maybe the biggest panic button that there is on the republican side right now. it's from the "huffington post" today. a republican operative working on congressional races, quote, warned that in key swing states, mitt romney's support and internal polling is well below that of republican candidates in districts where the presidential nominee needs to get big support to have a chance at winning. this is the quote from the republican operative. "he is just well under all of our other guys," this republican said, "i'm very concerned." think about what that means for a second. what they're talking about here is key districts in key swing states. ones where mitt romney really needs to win big in order to win
she says she disagrees with mr. romney. mark meadows, running for congress as a republican in north carolina, says that he is different from mitt romney. lamontagne, running in new hampshire, promising not to be a partisan -- is promising not to be a partisan governor in the style of mr. romney and his 47% speech. but here's maybe the biggest panic button that there is on the republican side right now. it's from the "huffington post" today. a republican operative working on...
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and that was the speech that was supposed to introduce mr. romney. mr. romney's big show in tampa was neat. it was mostly well produced. it was at times inspiring, particularly for people who already agree with mr. romney. but it was not really about mr. romney very much at all. but what is maybe more surprising than how little we heard of mr. romney last week, is how much we heard of the man george w. bush. we made a big deal of the fact he was not going to the convention. we noted it, everyone noted it. it seemed important. after having left the country fighting two wars and in financial ruin four short years ago, mr. bush's party seems not ready to embrace him or his legacy, and it's true he did not go to the convention. he was not there in person. but it turned out he didn't need to be there in person. his stamp was all over the place in tampa. beyond the glossy, he was a nice guy video, substantively, george w. bush's foreign policy was the foreign policy of this republican convention. and apparently, it is the foreign policy of the republican party
and that was the speech that was supposed to introduce mr. romney. mr. romney's big show in tampa was neat. it was mostly well produced. it was at times inspiring, particularly for people who already agree with mr. romney. but it was not really about mr. romney very much at all. but what is maybe more surprising than how little we heard of mr. romney last week, is how much we heard of the man george w. bush. we made a big deal of the fact he was not going to the convention. we noted it,...
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how much of mitt romney's campaign belong to mitt romney? you can't help but wonder if mr. romney is just going along for the ride. joining us is tim dickinson of "rolling one." his new article is in the current issue of theage an eleeais, too. tim, i'd like to show you something before we delve into your article. just take a listen to this, tim. >> the only thing that limits you is your god given talent and your own effort. we need to have that dynamic onomy returned. do you that by growing the economy andtipl hap, n hand out. teach a man how to fish, he can feed himself for a life. don't simply feed fish. >> right. w doesn't believe in handouts. he won't even feed the fish. he wouldn't feed pigeons in central park for fear they'd becomend >> pigeons need the spur of their own poverty to collect all the refuse from the streets. >> that's a fair assessment. his proposals would kick nearly 2 million people off food stamps, leave 0,000 kids thout free school al of health care to another 300,000 children. tim, what would the folks do if, lord forbid, romney and ryan were elect
how much of mitt romney's campaign belong to mitt romney? you can't help but wonder if mr. romney is just going along for the ride. joining us is tim dickinson of "rolling one." his new article is in the current issue of theage an eleeais, too. tim, i'd like to show you something before we delve into your article. just take a listen to this, tim. >> the only thing that limits you is your god given talent and your own effort. we need to have that dynamic onomy returned. do you...
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romney, but it was not very much about mr. romney at all. but what is maybe more surprising about how little we heard of mitt romney last week was how much we heard of a man named george w. bush. we made a big deal on this show about the fact that george w. bush was not going to the republican national convention. we noted it, everybody noted it. it seemed important. right? after leaving the country fighting two wars and in financial catastrophe, financial ruin four short years ago, mr. bush's party seemed not ready to embrace him or his legacy. and it is true that mr. bush did not go to the convention. he was not there in person. but it turned out he didn't really need to be there in person. his stamp was all over the place in tampa. beyond the glossy "he was a nice guy" video, substantively, george w. bush's foreign policy was the foreign policy of this republican convention. and apparently it is the foreign policy of the republican party's presidential nominee this year. mr. bush's brother, jeb, front paged his convention speech with a we
romney, but it was not very much about mr. romney at all. but what is maybe more surprising about how little we heard of mitt romney last week was how much we heard of a man named george w. bush. we made a big deal on this show about the fact that george w. bush was not going to the republican national convention. we noted it, everybody noted it. it seemed important. right? after leaving the country fighting two wars and in financial catastrophe, financial ruin four short years ago, mr. bush's...
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but now mr. romney really does care. just listen as he explained his compassionate side to nbc's ron mott last night. >> don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured, 100 b% of e kids in our state has health insurance. i don't think there's anything that shows more empathy and care about the people of this country than that kind of record. >> wow, what a great argument for defending the president a's affordable care act. romney went straight up onto the podium and told us what he really thinks of helping to cover the uninsured. >> obama care is really exhibit number one of the president's political philosophy, and that is that government knows better that be people how to run their lives. >> mitt romney, it's 4:00, just 40 days to election. do you know where your playbook is? let's get right to our handle. with us from washington, msnbc political analyst karen finney, dana mill bank, a political columnist for "the washington post," and mike, a white house correspondent for "time" magazine. karen, mr. romney proudly
but now mr. romney really does care. just listen as he explained his compassionate side to nbc's ron mott last night. >> don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured, 100 b% of e kids in our state has health insurance. i don't think there's anything that shows more empathy and care about the people of this country than that kind of record. >> wow, what a great argument for defending the president a's affordable care act. romney went straight up onto the podium and told us what...
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the advisor continues, mr. romney speaks french. he understands the world, the idea that he's this naive guy at 65 years old given his experience heading the olympic winter games and everything else, i just don't think that's going to play. while it's true the olympic games that mr. romney ran included people from other countries, it did involve people from the other countries coming to america to compete in utah, which is where those games were run. if that counts as international experience, so should working at an airport or driving a tour bus in a major american city. maybe holding a meeting at the international house of pancakes. would that count? the campaign is choosing not to compete for the presidency on the basis of foreign policy. and whether or not you were hoping republicans win the presidency, that decision to not compete on that issue has dramatic consequences for all of us in the country because it means of the two major parties, one of them, the republican party, has decided to not come up with a new republican take
the advisor continues, mr. romney speaks french. he understands the world, the idea that he's this naive guy at 65 years old given his experience heading the olympic winter games and everything else, i just don't think that's going to play. while it's true the olympic games that mr. romney ran included people from other countries, it did involve people from the other countries coming to america to compete in utah, which is where those games were run. if that counts as international experience,...
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mitt romney on it's worst online. >> mr. romney's obsession with this false allegation is born out in the contents of his recently published book, with its highly unique title. in his first nine months, president obama has issued policies and criticisms in america. in england and france. we have been through every one of those speeches and we cannot find any evidence for what mr. romney claims, but then maybe he hasn't read them. after all but if anyone needs to say sorry, it's mr. romney. he should apologize to those staff who work overseas on behalf of the nation, often in extremely complex circumstances and whose work can hardly be helped by the ill conceived bluster of a desperate presidential candidate.
mitt romney on it's worst online. >> mr. romney's obsession with this false allegation is born out in the contents of his recently published book, with its highly unique title. in his first nine months, president obama has issued policies and criticisms in america. in england and france. we have been through every one of those speeches and we cannot find any evidence for what mr. romney claims, but then maybe he hasn't read them. after all but if anyone needs to say sorry, it's mr....
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mr. romney and mr. ryan are trying to suggest that an insult to half the nation was actually a philosophical statement of difference between their ticket and the president. do you buy stage two in their tale of the tape, the tape you brought to the nation's attention? >> thank you, martin. thank you for pitching the book for me. >> pleasure. >> this is really a grand game of bait and switch here. there is a debate to be had. you read "showdown" and it's interesting, i wrote that barack obama -- i guess mitt romney, too -- wanted this campaign to be one about clashing values between, you know, over the role of government, community action, individual liberty, tax rates and all that stuff. that's sort of what we're getting. but what mitt romney said at that may 17th fund-raiser was not about policy or ideological difference. i mean, the great thing about this story is that people can go and just look at the tape again and again and again and see that he was dismissing everyone who votes for obama. all 47%
mr. romney and mr. ryan are trying to suggest that an insult to half the nation was actually a philosophical statement of difference between their ticket and the president. do you buy stage two in their tale of the tape, the tape you brought to the nation's attention? >> thank you, martin. thank you for pitching the book for me. >> pleasure. >> this is really a grand game of bait and switch here. there is a debate to be had. you read "showdown" and it's interesting,...
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romney or mr. ryan are operating that way now. >> indeed. maria, after spending a month trying to distance himself as co-sponsor of todd akins forcible rape bill, did he return to the roots of his ideology today? >> i am trying to figure out why he would go and speak at the value voters summit. they already know he has a solid base for mitt romney. what he needs to do is start going to the middle and start to appeal to women voters. attacking women's rights to choose and attacking abortion ensures women are not only going to come and vote but more than likely cast a vote against the nominee. i think what paul ryan is trying to do is curious. it is building his platform, but not making it broad enough for folks to say he understands my issues, which is not abortion and woman's right to choose but fundamentally, the economy. it is curious they're not talking about the economy. they're talking about foreign policy, they demonstrate they're incredibly trigger happy, and going after women's right to choose which are voters they desperately need.
romney or mr. ryan are operating that way now. >> indeed. maria, after spending a month trying to distance himself as co-sponsor of todd akins forcible rape bill, did he return to the roots of his ideology today? >> i am trying to figure out why he would go and speak at the value voters summit. they already know he has a solid base for mitt romney. what he needs to do is start going to the middle and start to appeal to women voters. attacking women's rights to choose and attacking...
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romney would do if he became president. mr. romney has said recently and vaguely that he supports what president obama is doing in afghanistan in terms of there being a timeline for leaving but he has also said he was against a timeline for leaving in the past. so really who knows? he's not even trying. the closest we've gotten to any competing cogent republican position on the war is probably what we got from senator john mccain at the republican convention when he said that the afghanistan war just shouldn't end. he also thinks that the iraq war shouldn't have ended. so i'm not sure that it's a politically viable position. even if it is an internally cogent one from the senator. for this year's nominee, it's apparently just not going to happen. not unless he starts it now. 40 days out, mitt romney did get as close as he gets to talking about the issue today. in that he spoke before a group of veterans and talked about a concern about veterans. even if he didn't say what he wanted to do about that concern. mr. romney, in fact,
romney would do if he became president. mr. romney has said recently and vaguely that he supports what president obama is doing in afghanistan in terms of there being a timeline for leaving but he has also said he was against a timeline for leaving in the past. so really who knows? he's not even trying. the closest we've gotten to any competing cogent republican position on the war is probably what we got from senator john mccain at the republican convention when he said that the afghanistan...
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this may come from the way mr. romney was beaten in 2008. it may have left his campaign termined that he not get stuck th t fliflopr lal ag even though they leave the ads with the lies in them up and sometimes mr. romney goes on tv invents a brand new policy position he's never had before. llowbehind him and quietly releasing statements faeg back his quotes. when mr. romney was asked in an interview last week about one of his immigration advisers. he said he could not confirm whether kris kobch was part of his team. and they y, he's a romney cagnis soe tes annterews r wiim h campaign says what he said was not true. same thing happened last month when mr. romney came out with a whole new policy position on abortion rights. >> i'm in favor ofbortion being legal in the casof rape d incest in the heth othe lif moer. >> he says he believes abortion should be allowed to protect a woman's health. afterwards the campaign said that's not what he believes. oe allppth legal right to have an abortion if you need one to protect your health as a woman. th
this may come from the way mr. romney was beaten in 2008. it may have left his campaign termined that he not get stuck th t fliflopr lal ag even though they leave the ads with the lies in them up and sometimes mr. romney goes on tv invents a brand new policy position he's never had before. llowbehind him and quietly releasing statements faeg back his quotes. when mr. romney was asked in an interview last week about one of his immigration advisers. he said he could not confirm whether kris kobch...
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coming up, mitt romney was supposed to be mr. economy. but the american people have a different idea. good news for the president today. >>> also, signs of panic in the gop. more and more republicans are criticizing their nominee. all that. >>> plus, here comes the big dog, bill clinton is stumping for the president in florida today. and it's about to get a whole lot worse for the romney team. big news from bill clinton today. most of the pain i experience is neck pain that also becomes headaches. i was very skeptical about aspirin. bayer advanced was completely different. it really did get rid of the pain. put bayer advanced aspirin to the test for yourself at fastreliefchallenge.com. >>>. ♪ freak out >> do you hear that? it's a special request from the republican party. panic time in the gop. it's coming up. stay with us. ive. nah. [ dennis' voice ] i bet he's got an allstate agent. they can save you up to 30% more by bundling your policies. well, his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. are
coming up, mitt romney was supposed to be mr. economy. but the american people have a different idea. good news for the president today. >>> also, signs of panic in the gop. more and more republicans are criticizing their nominee. all that. >>> plus, here comes the big dog, bill clinton is stumping for the president in florida today. and it's about to get a whole lot worse for the romney team. big news from bill clinton today. most of the pain i experience is neck pain that...
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romney talked about israel, mr. romney called for a late night news conference for the whole tape to be released which it was except for two minutes. according to "mother jones" the gap is there because the person accidentally stopped recording. fast forward to what happened today as mr. romney was asked to reshape that comment. as that was happening, this campaign staff seemed to be doing the opposite, picking a fight without the facts to win it. this afternoon, in response to an obama attack on mr. romney's israel remarks, romney campaign spokesman ryan williams sent an e-mail saying this, today, obama campaign spokesperson ben labolt attacked mitt romney on a debunked "mother jones" tape. a debunked "mother jones" tape. remember that. he is referring to the obama's spokesman calling him out for saying this. >> how do you think the palestinian problem would be solved? what are you going to do about this? >> i look at the palestinians not wanting to sea peace over political purposes. we live with that in china and
romney talked about israel, mr. romney called for a late night news conference for the whole tape to be released which it was except for two minutes. according to "mother jones" the gap is there because the person accidentally stopped recording. fast forward to what happened today as mr. romney was asked to reshape that comment. as that was happening, this campaign staff seemed to be doing the opposite, picking a fight without the facts to win it. this afternoon, in response to an...
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governor romney, mrs. romney and paul ryan have given somewhat different explanations about what he was trying to say. we are at a point in the campaign where everything is raw. the staff has had a rough week to ten days. sometimes you try to return every punch does this make a lot of sense? not always. they say they left leaning mother jones and the say bedunked and say they try to stir up dust. they might be ready to turn the page. >> we got our first filglimpse today. two and three said it would make them less likely to back migtt romney. >> well, you know it is hard to say because what you may end up doing is preaching to the choir as you look at those numbers. i think what you see in the campaign is a rekalbration because you can't put the genie back in the bottle this late in the campaign. i might as well make the best of it. they are talking about the 1998 audio from president obama trying to make this an issue of who is for a big bloated government that would be president obama versus who is for a
governor romney, mrs. romney and paul ryan have given somewhat different explanations about what he was trying to say. we are at a point in the campaign where everything is raw. the staff has had a rough week to ten days. sometimes you try to return every punch does this make a lot of sense? not always. they say they left leaning mother jones and the say bedunked and say they try to stir up dust. they might be ready to turn the page. >> we got our first filglimpse today. two and three...
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this may come from the way mr. romney was beaten in 2008. teedhae not get stuck with the flip flopper label again. even though they leave the ads with the lies in them up and sometimes mr. romney goes on tv invents a brand new policy position he's never had before. after he does that, his staff follows behind hnd qly releasing statements faeg back his quotes. when mr. romney was asked in an interview last week about one of his immigration advisers. heaild not confirm whether kris kobch was part of his team. and they yes, he's a romney campaign adviser. so he tells an intviewe's neit him but his campaign says what he said was not true. same thing happened last month when mr. romney came out with a whole new policy position on abortion rights. >> i'm in favor of aion being legaln theasef r annct the health of the life of the mother. >> he says he believes abortion should be allowed to protect a woman'health. afterwards theampaign said that's not what he believes. he doesn actually suppor t l t h a abortion if you need one to protect your healt
this may come from the way mr. romney was beaten in 2008. teedhae not get stuck with the flip flopper label again. even though they leave the ads with the lies in them up and sometimes mr. romney goes on tv invents a brand new policy position he's never had before. after he does that, his staff follows behind hnd qly releasing statements faeg back his quotes. when mr. romney was asked in an interview last week about one of his immigration advisers. heaild not confirm whether kris kobch was part...
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governor romney, mrs. romney and paul ryan have given somewhat different explanations about what he was trying to say. or what he meant to say about the 47%. look the israel report? the romney campaign, especially the staff, has had a rough week to ten days. sometimes you are taught to not return every punch, does this make a lot of sense? not always they say left leaning mother joans and debunked. if voters get confused and think it's just politics, they might be willing to turn the page. >> we got our first glimpse of how voters are reacting. a slim majority said it wouldn't make any difference at all. some said it was less likely to make to back romney, do you think these tapes will make a difference moving forward? >>ith very hard to say. what you may end up doing is preaching to the choir, particularly as you look at those on -- at these numbers. i think what you see in the romney campaign is a recallbration, because you can't put the jeanne back in the bottle this late in the campaign. make the best
governor romney, mrs. romney and paul ryan have given somewhat different explanations about what he was trying to say. or what he meant to say about the 47%. look the israel report? the romney campaign, especially the staff, has had a rough week to ten days. sometimes you are taught to not return every punch, does this make a lot of sense? not always they say left leaning mother joans and debunked. if voters get confused and think it's just politics, they might be willing to turn the page....
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romney talked about israel, mr. romney called for a late night news conference for the whole tape to be released which it was except for two minutes. according to "mother jones" the gap there because the person ste accidentally stopped record iin. fast forward to what happened today as mr. romney was asked to reshape that comment. as that was happening, this campaign staff seemed to be picking a fight without the facts to win it. this afternoon an attack on the romney israel remarks, romney campaign spokesman ryan williams sent an e-mail saying this, today, obama campaign spokesperson ben labolt attacked mitt romney on a debunked "mother jones" tape. remember that. he is referring to the obama's spokesman calling him out for saying this. >> well this afternoon ryan williams the romney spokesperson said that "mother jones" completely truncated that clip to leave out the part that he said that the palestinians might come around. he writes, politico reported that mother jones video was selectively edited to give a fals
romney talked about israel, mr. romney called for a late night news conference for the whole tape to be released which it was except for two minutes. according to "mother jones" the gap there because the person ste accidentally stopped record iin. fast forward to what happened today as mr. romney was asked to reshape that comment. as that was happening, this campaign staff seemed to be picking a fight without the facts to win it. this afternoon an attack on the romney israel remarks,...
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romney and mr. ryan's records on women's health may be trumping the romney campaign's strategy of just standing the candidate up next to a lot of women. president obama's beating mitt romney among virginia women by 14 points right now. and it was in this political environment that something happened in the state of virginia today. that is not necessarily being billed as relevant to the presidential race, but boy, howdy, is it relevant to the presidential race. virginia governor bob mcdonnell who spent a lifetime as an antiabortion activist and his attorney general who also spent a lifetime as an antiabortion activist, these two aggressively have engineered a meeting of the state's health board that happened today. they aggressively engineered that meeting toward a decision that could have the effect of shutting down most of the abortion clinics in virginia. last year, bob mcdonnell signed a new law calling for special regulations just for abortion clinics. targeted regulations designed to make it ec
romney and mr. ryan's records on women's health may be trumping the romney campaign's strategy of just standing the candidate up next to a lot of women. president obama's beating mitt romney among virginia women by 14 points right now. and it was in this political environment that something happened in the state of virginia today. that is not necessarily being billed as relevant to the presidential race, but boy, howdy, is it relevant to the presidential race. virginia governor bob mcdonnell...